Chapter1. She's the closest thing to a shooting star
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"Gray-sama is so kind…"
A thick brow arched questioningly.
"Juvia has fallen even more!" she flashed him her brightest smile, her thumb present beside her small face.
He only scowled but his cheeks didn't hide the embarrassment he got from her compliments.
"It's really nothing, the guy needs to find Rogue so I need to help him." He said, looking down on the sobbing exceed, Frosch's small paws were clutched on the fabric of his black pants.
"It's not 'I', it's 'Juvia and Gray-sama'!" she protested, pouting cutely at her partner as the ice mage crouched down to the exceed's level.
"Hey, we're going to find him. Stop crying." He ruffled the top of Frosch's head and the guy immediately stopped from crying, his big eyes looking up at Gray.
Juvia followed Gray as he sat beside him, her arms were folded neatly on her lap along with his coat that he discarded just a few minutes ago.
"Say…" she started, her eyes wrinkling as she smiled lovingly at the little guy. "Why don't we eat some Ice cream first?"
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ii.
The snow was falling in light amount when Gray and Juvia stopped in the park. The water mage insisted on stopping there first before they return to the guild.
"Let's sit over here, Gray-sama." She smiled, patting the grass beside her. When Gray laid beside her, she stretched her arms forward, yawning in the process as well.
"You're tired." Gray commented, staring up at the sky while he laid himself on the slightly snow covered grass. "You better head home now."
She only sighed and brought her arms in front of her, hugging herself as the wind passed on them. "Juvia is not." She pouted before turning down on him. "Perhaps… it's our date today and Juvia will not let anything to ruin our day."
"We always go out." He said as a matter of factly.
"But its still special." She reasoned smiling, her cheeks blooming with color.
There, he's having one of her smiling-while-reasoning again. He couldn't help but smile as well. She returned the smile, but this time it was playful.
Her smile was contagious and Gray doesn't mind being affected by it.
"I'll be gone for a week."
"Juvia knows, that's why we need to spend every second together for today."
"It can't be help then," he said before sitting up and leaning close to her. He placed his lips on her lightly and Juvia immediately closed her eyes.
When he pulled away, she was blushing ten times unlike before.
"Was that an 'I miss you already' kiss?" she asked as she peeked at him behind her fringes.
He smirked. "Maybe?" he leaned down again and this time, when he pulled away, he quickly followed it by embracing her tightly.
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Juvia felt so loved at the moment. It was rare for Gray to show such passionate actions towards her, let alone the moments that they're alone to themselves.
She clutched his hand tightly while they walked on the familiar road leading to her apartment. A few blocks only and they will arrive there.
He gripped back tightly, glancing down on her as she looked ahead, not minding his actions.
Gray flung his right arm around her waist. She looked up at him confusedly.
"It's getting cold, you need to stay warm, yeah?"
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"I baked some Juvia bread for Gray-sama~!" she sang as she appeared from behind the wall separating her kitchen and dining area.
His eyes traveled on her direction, a frown plastered on his face.
She placed the delicious looking pastries in front of him. He glanced from her face then back to the breads.
"It's blue?" his frowned deepened when he picked up one, examining it closely. He took a bite carefully, glancing at the neatly piled breads on the tray.
Juvia stood with her back facing him, she poked his nose and pointed on the knot on her apron. He bit the bread between his lips before untying the lace on her waist. He patted her bum when he finished and she twirled gracefully, removing the apron complete off her body.
She took a sit beside him, grinning proudly as she brought her knuckles under her chin, her elbows resting on the table.
"H-how was it?" she shyly asked, peeking up at him.
"It'sh good," he muttered while chewing.
"Really? Then Juvia will bring some to the guild tomorrow!" she said excitedly, turning on her feet and ready to head to the kitchen again the second his eyes averted to her.
"No way." He scowled, holding her wrists. A certain memory passed on his mind and that includes Elfman. "I'll have all of this to myself."
"H-huh?" she blushed, looking at him in awe as he grabbed another bite. His black eyes looked at her, smiling at her boyishly as he continued to chew.
Her heart melted.
"It's rare for Gray-sama to smile at Juvia." She said breathlessly. She fanned herself with her thin hands.
Gray smirked before taking another bite on the new version of his Juvia bread.
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The next day, she surprised him by appearing on his front door.
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He stopped at the hallway when he saw her sitting on his one-seater sofa, facing the small tea table across the living room.
He walked silently until he was on the door frame, he leaned on it while crossing his arms in front of his chest.
She was busy reading a book. Her back pressed firmly on the soft seat, she looked so small on it, her legs were prompted at the small stool in front of her, causing for her skirt to ride up, revealing slim, pale legs.
He continued to watch her, taken by the serene expression she's having. She seemed to be absorbed in her readings that she didn't noticed him hovering above her.
His eyes trailed down on her face, he watched every blink of her eyes, how her thick lashes would land on the soft curve of her cheeks, her nose would also scrunched momentarily. Her lips turned into a small 'o' and he figured that she learned something unexpected from the book she's reading. She bit her lower lip next, her eyes widening at every word she's reading.
A gasp escaped her lips, she continued reading, not aware of him watching her.
She kicked the air in his surprise, her skirt had completely rode up to her hips. A dark blush covered his face, causing him to choke on his cough.
She looked in front of her, alert.
"G-gray-sama!"
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She snuggled herself closer to his chest while she read a new book to him. He was now sitting on the one seater sofa, while Juvia shyly sat between his legs.
She didn't dream of having an intimate position like this with Gray. She didn't pictured the two of them would be sitting like this.
And despite the thundering clap of her heart inside her chest, Juvia, with calm voice continued to recite the poem she's reading to him.
"I wished for your love on a shooting star
and didn't think my wish would get too far.
Then you opened your heart and let me in,
that's where this crazy love story begins."
She inhaled before continuing.
"You always make me smile at everything you do,
and it's things like that, that make you YOU."
He placed his hand on top of her leg. She didn't complain and will never be.
"But I can tell you this poem is true,
and I wrote this poem just for you.
To let you know how we got this far,
cuz I wished for your love on a shooting star."
She sighed, her breath teasing his neck.
Without a word, he lifted her face up to him, he took the moment to stare at her dreamy expression, her eyes were heavy and was looking with resolve at him.
He laced his fingers through her blue hair, scratching her scalp to soothe her even more.
"Gray-sama…" she breathed, she cupped his cheek before he leaned down to kiss her.
And the book fell on the floor with a soft 'thud'.
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"Lucy-san lend me those books." She smiled, resting the side of her head on his shoulder. Her eyes were fixed on his fingers, dangling from his hand at the armrest.
"You're into reading now, huh?"
She giggled.
"Juvia became interested when she saw Lucy-san and Levy-san reading on a corner at the guild. They looked so absorb by it."
"And so are you." He moved his hand and laced it with hers, seconds later, she teasingly untangled her fingers from his and he groaned in dismay.
He finally caught her hands and gripped it tightly.
She yawned, pulling her hand from his grasp again to cover her mouth.
"Can Juvia sleep for a while?" she asked with her small voice, she rubbed her eyes in drowsiness. His eyes looked down on her but was only greeted with the top of her blue head.
"Alright. I'll fix my bed first and-"he strive to stood up but she stopped him, moaning in disapproval. She wrapped her thin arms around his neck, clinging on to him compactly.
He chuckled, not even sure why he's smiling at the first place.
"Juvia means to sleep here." She pouted. "Right here with Gray-sama."she added softly, blinking her eyes as her lids became heavy.
"On top of me, you mean?"
She laughed and the sound resonated inside him.
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"I wished for your love on a shooting star
and didn't think my wish would get too far.
Then you opened your heart and let me in,
that's where this crazy love story begins."
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AN. Another story and yes! Im free from school works! Thank you for reading this one, eventually you'll understand the whole point of this crappy love story, but let us all take the yummy moments between them.
If too OOC for you, let's just say that they're both comfortable with each other, except with some moments where Juvia who becomes pretty shy when Gray makes his advances, gets?
This is inspired by Alice Hattercandy's 'hardboiled & halcyon you'. I love her fics dearly and Im crazy over them for a century now, haha!
The poem lines is owned and written by Alannah Morales (I Wished For Your Love On A Shooting Star)
Leave a review if you have time, thank you again!
